The UK has spent almost £2bn housing vulnerable homeless families in short-term temporary accommodation, according to figures that demonstrate the scale of Britain’s housing crisis.
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A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged world governments to ratify a key international instrument that allows individuals and groups who have been denied their economic, social and cultural rights to have their claims reviewed directly by a UN committee of experts.
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For the millions of people facing forced evictions and displacement, access to secure and adequate housing continues to be a challenge. According to the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, it is estimated that more than 18 million people were evicted from their homes between 1998 and 2008
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The Special attended the “Civil Society Policy Forum”, an event part of the “Spring Meeting” promoted by the World Bank, in Washington, participating in discussions about the process of reviewing and updating its safeguard policies.
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